The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved India’s first underwater twin-tube railway project under the Brahmaputra River to connect Gohpur and Numaligarh in Assam, with a total estimated cost of Rs 18,662 crore, ahead of the crucial state Assembly elections.Project DetailsFeatureDetailsProject NameConstruction of Twin Tube TBM road Underwater tunnel 2 Lane each under River Brahmaputra along with provision of Railway infrastructure in one of the tubes, in the state of Assam on EPC Mode with total length of project as 33.7 Km.CorridorGohpur on NH-15 – Numaligarh on NH-715 Length (km)33.7 Km.Total Civil Cost (Rs Cr.)11,982.36 Cr.Land Acquisition Cost (Rs Cr.)716.65Total Capital Cost (Rs Cr.)18,662.02ModeEngineering Procurement Construction (EPC).Project LengthInstant Project of Length 33.77 Km.Twin Tube TBM Tunnel with Railway in one of the tubes 15.79 Km.Total Road cut & cover1.26 Km.Total Rail cut & cover 4 Km.Major Roads ConnectedNational Highways – NH-15 & NH715 Rail Line connectedRangia-Mukongselek Railway Section under Rangia Division of NFR on Gohpur Side Furkating-Mariani loop line section under Tinsukia Division of NFR on Numaligarh sideEconomic / Social / Transport Nodes ConnectedAirports (02 ) : Dony Paulo Holongi Airport Itanagar and Tezpur AirportRailway Stations (04) : Numaligarh Railway Station, Gohpur Railway Station, Golaghat Town Railway Station, Simaluguri JunctionInland Water way Terminals (02): Biswanath Ghat Water way terminal, Tezpur Water way terminal Economic Nodes (11) : Numaligarh Industrial Area, Jorhat DIC, IIDC Titabor, Industrial Area Junakinagar, Industrial Estate Nagaon, IIDC Demow, Industrial Estate Sivasagar, IIDC Naltali, Industrial Area Dolabari, Mini Industrial Area Biswanath, MMLP Jogighopa.Social Nodes (03) : 1 Tribal district – Dima Hasao; 02 Aspirations Districts-Udalguri & DarrangTourist Nodes (02) : Kaziranga National Park & Deopahar Archaeological SiteMajor Cities / Towns ConnectedNumaligarh, Tezpur, Gohpur Dibrugarh in Assam & Itanagar In Arunachal PradeshEmployment Generation Potential80 Lakhs Man-Days of Direct & In-directAnnual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) in FY-25Estimated at 4680 Passenger Car Units (PCU)
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